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 General Kroll wrote:
So is it confirmed that stuff like the Xiphon and Storm Eagle will be coming back into production?

Both are in the core rule book and just repackaged Aeronautica kits. Shouldn't be too long...

Just a thought; the next book might have rules for all-aircraft battles.

 General Kroll wrote:
So is it confirmed that stuff like the Xiphon and Storm Eagle will be coming back into production?

Gw follows no model no rules.

Unless they reiease new army lists replacing core book ones without those they are coming.

Well I hope they bloomin we’ll get on with it then.

There's a paper slip in the core set showing several planned products, including the Xiphon & Storm Eagle boxes.

So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

 Matrindur wrote:
So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

Pre-orders not yet delivered here in the US...

 Matrindur wrote:
So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

Found this pic online, not mine:

 xttz wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

Found this pic online, not mine:

Spoiler:

Interesting, looks like quite a dense sprue until you realise most of it is the runners

 Malika2 wrote:
Beats having to bring half a library with you just for playing a complete army of ONE faction. :p

So maybe needing that is the problem, no matter the format you actually consume its contents...


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 Malika2 wrote:
Just seems like an odd and greedy business model. Same happens with Necromunda for which by now you’ll probably need half a dozen books just to play a campaign…

Just the old community edition

 xttz wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

Found this pic online, not mine:

Spoiler:

Thanks alot, I was wondering if they could have fit more pods on the sprue if the doors weren't movable but it doesn't seem like much space was wasted for that.
Even if they could have combined some parts if they made the doors permanently open, with the level of detail they wanted, it looks like they could have only maybe squeezed one more on the sprue for a total of 6 per box. And I doubt even that would have fit.
So unless they put more than 2 sprues in the box 8 was pretty much impossible

Well I got my Land raiders in the post. Looking forward to putting them together later.

 Matrindur wrote:

 xttz wrote:

 Matrindur wrote:
So did anybody get their hands on the drop pods already and could get pictures of the sprues? Since GW never added them to the webstore and apparently not a single person in the world got some for an unboxing.

Found this pic online, not mine:

Spoiler:

Thanks alot, I was wondering if they could have fit more pods on the sprue if the doors weren't movable but it doesn't seem like much space was wasted for that.
Even if they could have combined some parts if they made the doors permanently open, with the level of detail they wanted, it looks like they could have only maybe squeezed one more on the sprue for a total of 6 per box. And I doubt even that would have fit.
So unless they put more than 2 sprues in the box 8 was pretty much impossible

Having the missile variant seems to have taken a bit of space, and the side structure looks like some space was wasted. Just lots of runners between parts that feel like they didn't need runners between them.

those drop pod kits look insane for what is basically a one & done model on the table, and one you need a fair few of. this is one occasion when "forgeworld resin" would be better

solid model of the thing closed, then maybe a two part model (base and upper) for it open.

any idea how tall the drop pods are?

 General Kroll wrote:
So is it confirmed that stuff like the Xiphon and Storm Eagle will be coming back into production?

Given that they're units in the core rulebook one would assume they will be.
As to when though....

Was building my Astartes Tarantula Batteries and realized the turrets can be mounted on Predator chassis for those classic, RT looking epic scale Whirlwind & LC Razorbacks!

Now I wish I had spare Rhinos.. I got two spare Predator chassis, but they have those sponson holes on the sides, I'd need Rhino side plates..

Sketched how those two bashes could look like (minus Rhino side armorplates)

Love it, they look great.

Those are very clever. Well done.

Hopefully Whirlwinds will be about at some point in the rules as well, that shows they should look pretty good and that for GW its really just slicing the spures as the CAD is essentially done.

hopefully the sprue also includes a Damocles radar dish as well. while a bit pointless in HH at this scale that sort of command vehicle could perhaps prove a lot more interesting.

and if nothing else its a transport for the commanders

Damocles could be included with a whirlwind sprue as a sort of artillery command unit. The sprue could have whirlwinds, hyperios or Damocles as options?

 zedmeister wrote:
Damocles could be included with a whirlwind sprue as a sort of artillery command unit. The sprue could have whirlwinds, hyperios or Damocles as options?

exactly, becomes just a small antenna on the sprue really. thing is there needs to be a way to use it, e.g. say eight models in the box, needs a way to run units of four, units six and units of eight - specifically so you could have six artillery and two command from the box

Just noticed my goto discounter got stock of the Manufactorum Imperialis scenery kit. So apparently, its not GW direct only after all..

Snatched one

Also seeing Astartes infantry & support restocks at my LGS. Perhaps the supply issues are finally improving..?

 tauist wrote:
Just noticed my goto discounter got stock of the Manufactorum Imperialis scenery kit. So apparently, its not GW direct only after all..

Snatched one

Also seeing Astartes infantry & support restocks at my LGS. Perhaps the supply issues are finally improving..?

Or more concerning, if demand is dropping.

Well…define dropping?

I’m at a little over 3,000 points for my Dark Angels. All painted too. Right now? I don’t feel the need to add more of the existing kits to enlarge my collection.

So there, yes demand has dropped, from me at least. I’m not buying more Infantry, Legion Support, Kratos etc because for now I have an elegant sufficiency. Between my various purchases, I can run a Demi-Company, Armoured Compant and a Garrison Company.

But, once the Predators and Sicaran are out? And the Speeder set? Those I’ll be back for. And I’ll also be in the “not insanely priced” market for some Xiphon and those gunships in due course, too.

In the meantime I’ve a Civitas set to build and paint, and the same for two Civitas Ruins.

In the future? I’m game for a Mechanicum army too. And there’s always the possibility I’ll find the sense to revise my ‘no Titan or allies’ stance going forward.

Dudeface wrote:

Or more concerning, if demand is dropping.

The ruins & civitas terrain sets came back into stock for UK 3rd-party retailers in March, and pretty much all of them had sold out of the stock within a week. So uh, perhaps not.

Oh yeah, forgot to say that also the Astartes LI cards, which were supposed to be sold out altogether, are also back in stock at my discounter. So new stock is more than likely IMO